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It fits epic fantasy readers who want gritty warfare, hard-won loyalty, and a battered hero chasing something worth defending.
Dog of War
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery
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A gutter-born mercenary on the run trades one death sentence for another when he pledges his blade to a king on the brink of war. In Dog of War, Geth faces traitors, border threats, witchcraft, and brutal battle as he fights for a kingdom that may never fully trust him. It fits epic fantasy readers who want gritty warfare, hard-won loyalty, and a battered hero chasing something worth defending.
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"Kastle writes like a warrior poet..." Tellest Reviews
Scorn. Abuse. Betrayal.
From bonebreaker in the employ of a heartless moneylender, to fugitive from the law, life isn't easy for a gutter-born sellsword like Geth. When one final injustice lands him on the run, his next stop is the hanging tree, until he pledges his blade to an embattled king.
But has he joined the ranks of a hopeless cause?
Traitors threaten to tear the realm apart, circling the throne like crows. Savage tribes gather at the border. As the kettle of war finally boils over, Geth finds there are more enemies than friends for a foreign mercenary bound to a fledgling king.
Can the war be won?
Horns will sound. War drums will thunder. Geth will face sinister witchcraft, trial by ordeal, single combat, and full-scale battle. He must save the king and his kingdom or die trying. It's that, after all, or lose everything: worthy lord, newfound home, and life as a man, not a mere dog of war.
From fistfights to sword duels to scenes of epic battle, DOG OF WAR will thrill and entertain. Get your copy before the price changes and step into the adventure!
"Gritty, masterful... Dean Kastle is the fresh new voice we've been waiting for in fantasy." Amazon Reviewer
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It fits fantasy readers who want queer romance, dragons, and identity-driven stakes wrapped in a lyrical, intimate adventure.
Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame
Fantasy · LGBTQIA+ · Epic Fantasy · Fantasy Adventure
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A legendary dragon hunter enters a kingdom that reveres the very creature she was trained to kill and begins to question everything she serves. In Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame, Yeva’s mission draws her close to a mysterious queen, forcing her to choose between sacred duty and her own heart. It fits fantasy readers who want queer romance, dragons, and identity-driven stakes wrapped in a lyrical, intimate adventure.
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With an armored, oath-bound hero reminiscent of The Mandalorianand the Asian-inspired epic fantasy of She Who Became the Sun, Neon Yang’s Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame is a stunning queer novella about a dragon hunter finding home with a dragon queen.
Few know the true identity of the masked guildknight of Mithrandon.
She barely remembers herself.
The masked guildknight—Yeva—was thirteen when she killed her first dragon. With her gift revealed, she was shipped away to the imperial capital to train in the rare art of dragon-slaying. Now a legendary dragon hunter, she has never truly felt at home—nor removed her armor in public—since that fateful day all those years ago.
Yeva must now go to Quanbao, a fiercely independent and reclusive kingdom. It is rumored that there, dragons are not feared as is right and proper, but instead loved and worshipped. It is rumored that there, they harbor a dragon behind their borders.
While Yeva searches for the dreaded beast, she is welcomed into the palace by Quanbao’s monarch, Lady Sookhee. Though wary of each other, Yeva is shocked to find herself slowly opening up to the beautiful, mysterious queen.
As they grow closer, Yeva longs to let Lady Sookhee see the person behind the armor, but she knows she must fulfill her purpose and slay the dragon. Ultimately, she must decide who—or what—she is willing to betray: her own heart, or the sacred duty that she has called home for so long.
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It fits military fantasy readers who want revenge-driven stakes, tactical warfare, and a seasoned hero fighting to master both the battlefield and himself.
Shields in Shadow
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery
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A battle-scarred captain gets a second chance at command after a brutal defeat leaves vengeance burning hotter than caution. In Shields in Shadow, Aravon trains an elite company to strike back at invading barbarians, but his past failures threaten to repeat as the kingdom edges toward disaster. It fits military fantasy readers who want revenge-driven stakes, tactical warfare, and a seasoned hero fighting to master both the battlefield and himself.
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Burdened with legend. Hardened by battle scars. Hellbent on bloody revenge.
As the son of a famous general, Aravon is proud to captain his own company against his people's enemy. But the experienced veteran’s march toward glory dissolves into pain as ruthless barbarians massacre every last one of his soldiers. Burning for vengeance, he leaps at the chance to spearhead a specially-trained company and pay back his tragic defeat with blood.
Desperate to not repeat his tragic past, Aravon trains his new warriors relentlessly. But the captain fears that all the tactical drills in the world may not matter when they’re forced to defend a helpless village against overwhelming odds. As his quick raids sow chaos amongst the enemy, the bloodthirsty savages threaten to make Aravon's nightmarish history repeat itself…
Can the captain take command of his fighting spirit before the kingdom falls to barbarous invaders?
Shields in Shadow is the first book in the action-packed Silent Champions military fantasy series. If you like square-jawed heroes, well-oiled military action, and epic world-building, then you’ll love Andy Peloquin’s gripping novel.
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It fits fantasy readers who want folklore-rich adventure, demon-hunting mystery, and a hero whose sharpest battles are both supernatural and deeply personal.
Yamada Monogatari: Demon Hunter
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Historical Fantasy
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An impoverished nobleman makes his living hunting the supernatural in a world where gods, ghosts, and demons cross too easily into everyday life. In Yamada Monogatari: Demon Hunter, Yamada no Goji takes on monsters, spirits, and stranger threats while confronting the fears that haunt him most closely. It fits fantasy readers who want folklore-rich adventure, demon-hunting mystery, and a hero whose sharpest battles are both supernatural and deeply personal.
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A strong match for readers drawn to dark epic fantasy, demon-haunted worlds, magical defenses, and sweeping series.
The Warded Man
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Fantasy Adventure · Grim Dark
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Three young survivors of vicious demon attacks leave the fragile protection of magical wards in a quest to recover lost knowledge that could help humanity fight back, with a 4.5-star rating from more than 7,100 Amazon reviewers. A strong match for readers drawn to dark epic fantasy, demon-haunted worlds, magical defenses, and sweeping series.
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As darkness falls after sunset, the corelings rise—demons who possess supernatural powers and burn with a consuming hatred of humanity.
For hundreds of years the demons have terrorized the night, slowly culling the human herd that shelters behind magical wards—symbols of power whose origins are lost in myth and whose protection is terrifyingly fragile. It was not always this way. Once, men and women battled the corelings on equal terms, but those days are gone. Night by night the demons grow stronger, while human numbers dwindle under their relentless assault. Now, with hope for the future fading, three young survivors of vicious demon attacks will dare the impossible, stepping beyond the crumbling safety of the wards to risk everything in a desperate quest to regain the secrets of the past. Together, they will stand against the night.
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In The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn, a rakish master con artist assembles a brilliant crew for an impossible heist against the realm’s most powerful king.
The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Fantasy Adventure · Sword and Sorcery
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In The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn, a rakish master con artist assembles a brilliant crew for an impossible heist against the realm’s most powerful king. What begins as theft spirals into a gamble to save humanity as magic and dragons complicate every move. Tyler Whitesides launches an epic fantasy praised by readers and reviewers for its inventive heists.
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A charming master con artist and his crew of intrepid thieves are hired to pull off a series of wildly complex heists in this daring fantasy adventure.
"Mission: Impossible, but with magic, dragons, and a series of heists that go from stealing a crown to saving the world.A fun, terrific read I heartily recommend." —David Dalglish
Ardor Benn is no ordinary thief. Rakish, ambitious, and master of wildly complex heists, he styles himself a ruse artist extraordinaire.
When he gets hired for his most daring ruse yet, Ardor knows he'll need more than quick wit and sleight of hand. Assembling a dream team of forgers, disguisers, schemers, and thieves, he sets out to steal from the most powerful king the realm has ever known.
But it soon becomes clear there's more at stake than fame and glory—Ard and his team might just be the last hope for human civilization.
Discover the start of an epic fantasy trilogy that begins with a heist and quickly explodes into a full-tilt, last ditch plan to save humanity.
"If you enjoy The Lies of Locke Lamora . . . then I can confidently predict that The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn is the book for you. . . . Highly recommended."―The Eloquent Page
"Ardor is a rogue with a heart of gold and his team is incredibly fun to follow, but we also love this one for the originality of its heist."―B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog
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In In the Shadow of Kings, Joran stands at the brink of destiny as war rises and ancient powers stir.
In the Shadow of Kings
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Fantasy Adventure · Sword and Sorcery
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In In the Shadow of Kings, Joran stands at the brink of destiny as war rises and ancient powers stir. Chosen to shape the fate of dragons and kingdoms, he faces a future where salvation and destruction are intertwined. Philip C. Quaintrell launches an epic fantasy praised by readers as a classic tale of heroes, sacrifice, and looming darkness.
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ONLY ONE CAN END THE WAR.
HE STANDS BETWEEN TWO WORLDS, A SAVIOUR AND A DESTROYER TO BOTH.
DRAGONS AND AEGRES WILL FALL.
BUT ONE CAN TURN THE TIDE.
One who stands in the shadow of kings. Such has been seen by the doomed. The weight of ten thousand lives and all the realm besides now sits on Joran’s shoulders. So much has already been sacrificed to bring him to the ancient doors of Drakanan, where he might take on the mantle of Dragon Rider and usher in a new age of heroes.
But a time of dragons is not all that has been seen…
The days are shadowed by approaching night. The war to devour all wars has come again. He who lies entombed in the dark will rise and the fires with him. Death cannot hold him.
The Skaramangians hold to this, their fingers pulling the strings of war to hide their dark deeds. In past and present they work towards a future that will reset the world. Evil will be made manifest in that world, and there remains no power in all of Verda capable of preventing it.
And so the few, those who would be heroes, must take the road to madness if they are to prepare for the inevitable war. It is not a road they can all survive…
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A strong match for readers drawn to epic fantasy that mixes political intrigue, espionage, murder mystery, and unusual worldbuilding.
City of Stairs
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Fantasy Adventure · Historical Fantasy · Urban Fantasy
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Shara Thivani arrives in Bulikov as a junior diplomat but is secretly an accomplished spy investigating a murder in a city still shaped by dead gods and a buried past, with a 4.4-star rating from more than 5,800 Amazon reviewers. A strong match for readers drawn to epic fantasy that mixes political intrigue, espionage, murder mystery, and unusual worldbuilding.
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HUGO AND LOCUS AWARD FINALIST • In the first book of an epic fantasy trilogy, master spy Shara Thivani investigates a murder in a mysterious city of dead gods, living assassins, and buried histories, from the nationally bestselling author of The Tainted Cup.
“Readers seeking a truly refreshing fantasy milieu should travel to Bulikov, and welcome its conquest.”—N. K. Jemison, The New York Times
With the gods on its side, the city of Bulikov was once rich beyond measure, using the power of the heavens to reign over the Continent—until a desperate people rose up and did the impossible, killing its divine protectors. Now the surreal landscape of the city itself—first shaped, now shattered, by the thousands of miracles its guardians once worked upon it—stands as a constant, haunting reminder of its former supremacy.
Into this broken city steps Shara Thivani. Officially, the unassuming young woman is just another junior diplomat sent by Bulikov's oppressors. Unofficially, she is one of her country's most accomplished spies, dispatched to catch a murderer. But as Shara pursues the killer, she starts to suspect that the beings who ruled this terrible place may not be as dead as they seem—and that Bulikov's cruel reign may not yet be over.
“A great world, original and unique, with a scent and a texture, a sense of deep, bloody history, and a naturally blended magic living in the stones.”—NPR
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As the Naor clans march toward conquest, the Altenerai fight on all fronts.
Upon the Flight of the Queen
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Fantasy Adventure · Sword and Sorcery
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As the Naor clans march toward conquest, the Altenerai fight on all fronts. Rylin risks everything by infiltrating enemy ranks, while his mentor Varama leads desperate strikes against overwhelming odds. Elsewhere, Elenai and her allies seek dragons to turn the tide, even as their queen delves into dangerous magic that could doom them all. Howard Andrew Jones deepens his epic of loyalty, sacrifice, and perilous hope.
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"A fast-paced adventure combined with an engrossing mystery, all set in a unique and original fantasy world. I can't wait to find out what happens next!" —Martha Wells, Hugo Award-winning author on For the Killing of Kings
In this sequel to For the Killing of Kings, Howard Andrew Jones returns to the ring-sworn champions of the Altenerai in Upon the Flight of the Queen to continue this thrilling, imaginative and immersive epic fantasy trilogy.
While the savage Naor clans prepare to march on the heart of the Allied Realms, Rylin infiltrates the highest of the enemy ranks to learn their secrets and free hundreds of doomed prisoners. His ailing mentor Varama leads the ever-dwindling Altenerai corps in a series of desperate strikes to cripple the Naor occupiers, hoping for a relief force that may not come in time to save what's left of the city and her charges.
Elenai, Kyrkenall, and the kobalin Ortok ride through the storm-wracked Shifting Lands to rekindle an alliance with the ko'aye, the only possible counter to the terrible Naor dragons. Even if they survive the hazardous trek deep through kobalin territory to find the winged lizards, though, the three are unlikely to get a warm reception, for the queen of the five realms refused to aid the ko'aye when their homelands were attacked, and the creatures have long memories.
While the Altenerai fight impossible odds to save the realms, their queen delves further and deeper into the magic of the mysterious hearthstones in a frantic attempt to unlock secrets that might just destroy them all.
Praised for his skills in drafting modern epic fantasy that engrosses and entertains, Howard Andrew Jones delivers a sequel that expands the amazing world, relationships, and adventure introduced in the first book of this series.
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As Sør Sevier’s fanatical army advances, the Five Isles brace for conquest.
The Forgetting Moon
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Grim Dark
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As Sør Sevier’s fanatical army advances, the Five Isles brace for conquest. In Gul Kana, royal siblings Jondralyn and Tala confront court intrigue and dangerous secrets, while a disillusioned knight and an assassin with conflicted loyalties question the war they serve. Far from the throne, the orphan Nail may hold the key to salvation. The Forgetting Moon launches Brian Lee Durfee’s sweeping, unpredictable epic.
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A massive army on the brink of conquest looms large in a world where prophecies are lies, magic is believed in but never seen, and hope is where you least expect to find it. The first book in Brian Lee Durfee's Five Warrior Angels series!
Welcome to the Five Isles, where war has come in the name of the invading army of Sør Sevier, a merciless host driven by the prophetic fervor of the Angel Prince, Aeros, toward the last unconquered kingdom of Gul Kana. Yet Gault, one of the elite Knights Archaic of Sør Sevier, is growing disillusioned by the crusade he is at the vanguard of just as it embarks on his Lord Aeros’ greatest triumph.
While the eldest son of the fallen king of Gul Kana now reigns in ever increasing paranoid isolationism, his two sisters seek their own paths. Jondralyn, the older sister, renowned for her beauty, only desires to prove her worth as a warrior, while Tala, the younger sister, has uncovered a secret that may not only destroy her family but the entire kingdom. Then there’s Hawkwood, the assassin sent to kill Jondralyn who has instead fallen in love with her and trains her in his deadly art. All are led further into dangerous conspiracies within the court.
And hidden at the edge of Gul Kana is Nail, the orphan taken by the enigmatic Shawcroft to the remote whaling village of Gallows Haven, a young man who may hold the link to the salvation of the entire Five Isles.
You may think you know this story, but everyone is not who they seem, nor do they fit the roles you expect. Durfee has created an epic fantasy full of hope in a world based on lies.
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Ellie is the king’s secret Blade, trained to break the strongest magic.
The King’s Agent
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery
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Ellie is the king’s secret Blade, trained to break the strongest magic. But when her brother disappears with dangerous knowledge, she uncovers a hidden legacy that makes her powers far more than destructive. Pursued by someone who shares her forbidden gift, Ellie follows a trail into a ruined, magic-soaked city where the truth could cost her everything.
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She was trained to break magic. Now she must uncover the power no one ever taught her to wield.
Ellie serves as King Dorian’s secret weapon—a Blade who can shatter even the strongest fabrications. But when her brother vanishes with knowledge that could unravel the kingdom, Ellie uncovers a deeper truth: her ability to destroy magic is only the beginning.
Hunted by a man who shares her forbidden gift and haunted by powers she was taught to fear, Ellie follows a trail that leads to a ruined city pulsing with lost magic and buried lies. There, among ancient fabrications and whispers of fae, she discovers that breaking magic isn’t her greatest threat—it’s what lies beneath it.
Torn between duty to the king and a legacy hidden even from her mentors, Ellie must decide what she’s willing to risk to save her brother—and whether the truth is worth the cost.
The King’s Agent is the gripping first book in a new fantasy series, perfect for fans of epic fantasy, mysterious magic systems, and fierce heroines who forge their own path.
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In Reluctant Concubine, a powerless young healer is captured by a ruthless warlord and thrust into a world where survival depends on silence, instinct, and secrets.
Reluctant Concubine
Romantasy · Epic Fantasy
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In Reluctant Concubine, a powerless young healer is captured by a ruthless warlord and thrust into a world where survival depends on silence, instinct, and secrets. As prophecies awaken and rival factions close in, Tera must choose between escape and a destiny tied to the High Lord who could destroy or protect her. A 4.3 star romantic fantasy favorite.
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"I devoured this book... The hero was...tough and strong and treated Tera with respect even when she couldn't find it in herself to accept him, but he was brutal and continued to be brutal. He was a warlord, not a courtier, and he was very consistent in his behavior. I loved that, all the characters were true to themselves." Romance Junky Review
Kidnapped and locked behind walls for being the last in a line of legendary healers, Tera must hide that she hasn't yet come into her healing powers.Then, just as she is about to escape, she catches the eye of the High Lord of the Kadar.
Born into a much gentler world, she has to fight to survive in a land of savage warlords and their cruel concubines. When ancient prophecies begin to come to pass, can she save the realm and awaken the High Lord’s heart?
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